The South Asia Left Democratic Alliance (SALDA) aims to defend and extend the space for progressive politics in South Asia and Canada.

SALDA is committed to fighting for social justice, radical democracy and secularism. It works to oppose sectarianism and oppression based on religion, gender, race, sexual orientation, caste, class or ethnicity. SALDA defends and promotes civil liberties, especially by opposing state terrorism in the form of militarization, surveillance and targeted policing. SALDA also joins other groups to resist the deepening grip of global capital and challenges the entrenchment of the neo-liberal agenda in South Asia.

SALDA builds alliances with individuals and groups to combat the rise of the religious right in South Asia and across the world. We share information, organize panel discussions, present speakers and intervene in the public sphere in Canada and South Asia. SALDA functions as a collective and is explicitly activist in its approach. It seeks to make links with and support other organizations and initiatives that further its mandate.

SALDA welcomes all those who identify with its anti-oppression and anti-exploitation platform and want to be active in its work.